"Look, kid, what do you think will happen when you return to Royal Republic? What will people think of you? The dark bender who ran away because he was too afraid to face his responsibilities. You are one half of the duo who is supposed to lead the entire nation, and do you think people will respect you, a coward? No one will take orders from a frail man who runs away from his responsibility. Look, kid, I'm already a traitor, or so people say, and my return to Royal Republic is going to end in one way or another with execution, so if I can't help you right now, I might as well go down preserving your reputation.""... That's stupid. You know I'm never going to agree to that..."Slejj re-lit his pipe and inhaled the energizing smoke, "When the time comes, you'll see that I'm making sense, and you'll make the proper choice," he said as he blew a ring of smoke into the air and watched it dissipate.Daito paused for a moment, moving his gaze away from the book for a time to comprehend Sle
DISTRICT DARKAlicia locked herself up inside her house. She felt the entire weight of the world on her shoulders and she wasn’t strong enough to bear that burden. She wanted to get stronger, but there was no possible way she could. The heads made sure of that. They took the covenant book, the only thing that could help her master the art of god magic. The last two remaining dark benders were practically erased from the face of the earth, meaning everything she was learning was either by sheer luck or instinct. She tried hard not to cry, but she couldn’t hold it in any longer. She cried herself to exhaustion. She shed the act she was putting on of being a strong fierce leader and allowed herself to feel vulnerable for once, to be a young adult girl in a cruel world. The rest of her fellow state guards in her living room could hear her crying, but they all put themselves in her shoes and knew deep in their hearts what she was going through. They would have done the same, take a break
FLASHBACK"How is life in the temple.""Well for one thing it's certainly better than digging trenches and planting corn." They all burst out laughing, mostly because the words were directed at Valmon. "Hey! I do that because I volunteer!" "And we all know how great you are at voluntary service" Reene added on, fueling the laughs."But honestly guys I cannot believe that after so long, and after all that has happened we are all still here." Carrs said."Well at least most of us are. Here, I mean." Salron said. They went silent momentarily.Carrs added on, " Oh yeah. How is she?""Well, compared to how you left, worse." Salron said."She's... She's lost in her mind. Even now, she might be planning of other ways to get over the wall. And I'm pretty sure she is forgotten my name." He added on."To be honest she hated your guts since day one." They took time to laugh again but not as intense as the outbursts from before."B
"Enough with the chit chat, you are coming with me you traitor!""Enough chit-chat, you traitor, you're coming with me!"Slejj yawned loudly for a long time. He closed his eyes for a moment to reclaim all of the air he had lost, then returned the sword to Alicia."The sword was one of my prized possessions, so take proper care of it. It belonged to one of my closest friends. I never expected him to hand it over to someone like you.""Don't act sad or something! You are well aware that you are the one who caused my father's demise, and you will be held accountable..."Slejj sprang to his feet and charged straight at Alicia. With his monstrous muscles, he made a huge fist and ignored the sword pointing at his chest. He moved in as if begging to be impaled by it.Alicia was taken aback by his sheer ignorance to the blade, and she wondered what had gotten into him; was it what she said?"Little girl, if you blame me for his death one more time, I swear I'll knock your teeth out one by one
“I can do this all night, but I’m saving the pleasure for later,” Anato remarked, folding his hands and stepping nearer Drom who was coughing up his misery. He sank his fingers deep into the earth and pulled his body towards Anato."It was all fun and games for you my King," Anato grabbed him and hit him, holding him by his hair. But something awful is on your way to your beloved capital tonight. If you don't listen to what I'm about to tell you, then there is no way you and your people are going to make it out alive you hear me!? Do you want to keep continuing like this or do you want to grow a brain and listen to me?!”The king coughed, tried to raise his hands many times, but he couldn't."All right now, good lad... now listen. I want you to take this, pass it over to one of my associates, who has given him the same discussion with the dark bender. And both of you will obey our directions or in a matter of seconds, everybody in this city will drop dead!" he stated, handing over the
Ladzgery Tyndale, Jrue Deryleen, Lady Melo, the Vurhanil king, and Dakario all assembled at the gates of Royal Republic. Kanchi Asobi had stayed behind in the forgotten temples of south Angus, for reasons only known to him. Three hours had passed afternoon, and the night sky was closer to losing its darkness. The vurhans had already surrounded the entire structure enclosing the city. The damned knights aligned at the foot of the gates, ready to march in on Tyndale's orders."It is always a pleasure to meet the fox assassin, and you couldn't be more beautiful!""Conniving as ever I see, you're army has exponentially grown since I saw it last.""Yes it has, over the years I sought to achieve a better life for the people I ruled, and so with my ambitions came their trust. Leaders must be aggressive towards the goal of peace, over the years this kingdom has always been the biggest, but not the most prosperous. My predecessors saw it best to change the leadership intoxicating this nation w
“My power grows limitless by the minute. I am capable of…”“You gain power from human beings. Arekin created human beings, which means you draw power from his creation, and that is just a tiny portion of his power. As a fellow celestial I warn you, only challenge him for the seat of a brother god, but do not challenge him for the seat of heaven! I once had a brother like you, ambitious and overconfident. He thought he could go against him. I warned him but he did not listen. He is now but a mere footnote, his name was Alestio. Ever since he clashed with him, he does not even remember his time in heaven realm, he lost all his memories.”The Great Link looked into Arni’s eyes and saw sincerity staring back. He knew his words carried no bluff.“And why were you banished?”“If I ever reveal the truth about my banishment that would be the day I seize to exist, so I warn you once again. Stop digging into it, it will only make him more aggravated and it will not end well for you.”The Great
DISTRICT DARK“A vurhan and the dark bender working together. I never thought I would see the day. One thing I know is that the keepers of the covenant and the Vurhans are sole enemies, and no matter the situation, one would never be willing to work with the other. I am guessing you are not fighting me willingly, are you… dark bender?”Tyndale asked, walking slowly towards the duo. With each step, the mud below his soles boiled. Daito twitched his eyebrows a little. The words seemed to be getting through to him“A vurhan and the dark bender working together. I never thought I would see the day. One thing I know is that the keepers of the covenant and the Vurhans are sole enemies, and no matter the situation, one would never be willing to work with the other. I am guessing you are not fighting me willingly, are you… dark bender?”Tyndale asked, walking slowly towards the duo. With each step, the mud below his soles boiled. Daito